Our team •

Varo (they/them)

Chief Executive Officer

Queer non-binary health and social policy leader.

Brett McAloney (he/him)

Community Engagement Officer

Teacher/trainer, advocate and Founder of Rainbow Crows.

Leeann (she/her)

Board Chair

Queer, neurodivergent educator and advocate.

Lucy (she/they)

Board Secretary

Trans/Non-binary advocate, peer educator, policy &project worker

Joshua (he/him)

Board member

Proud Port Pirie resident, owner of small disability service and keen sportsman

Kirsty (they/them)

Board member

Non-binary, mental health and wellbeing advocate, avid traveller.

Nic (he/him)

Board member

Christopher (he/him)

Board member

Odette (she/her)

Board member

Kelly (she/her)

Board member

Syr Lumi (he/him)

Board member

Vacant

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander representative

We value the wisdom of Aboriginal peoples and are committed to amplifying their voices to address systemic racism and discrimination. Our Constitution reserves a Board position for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.

Vale Ian Purcell AM

1947 - 2016

We honour Ian Purcell AM who dedicated his life to advancing the health and rights of LGBTIQA+ South Australians over may decades of activism.

Fondly known as the "Godfather of the Gay Community", Ian was the first Chairperson of the SA Rainbow Advocacy Alliance.

He was founding member of the Uranian Society, a cultural forum for gay men, and the Gay and Lesbian Community Action lobby group, which was formed to counter political and social conservatism at the height of the AIDS epidemic.

He also represented the LGBTIQ+ community on various state government departmental committees, including the Ministerial Advisory Council on Gay and Lesbian Health and the SA Police Gay and Lesbian Liaison Committee.

In 2005 Ian Purcell became a Member of the Order of Australia for his advocacy.

His wisdom and humanity will be much missed.

We owe so much to Ian and we hope to honour him by continuing his work.